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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Smith insist on working in the South Bronx?
(a) He lived close to the South Bronx.
(b) The pay was better.
(c) He believed the people there had a right to fire services.
(d) He had relatives there.

2. How did Smith's wife compare his job to that of a soldier's in Vietnam?
(a) It was safer in Vietnam.
(b) There was more job security as a soldier.
(c) In Vietnam, soldiers only had to serve for a year.
(d) Soldiers were better-paid.

3. What was the name of the young prostitute who lived in the neighborhood served by Engine Co. 82?
(a) Tina Sanchez.
(b) Marisol Vega.
(c) Jennifer Rodriguez.
(d) Tina deVega.

4. Who was responsible for the most malicious false alarms?
(a) Children.
(b) Teenagers.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Adults.

5. What did the kids across the street from the Union Avenue fire do when the firefighters arrived?
(a) They cheered.
(b) They asked the firefighters to give them a ride.
(c) They sang.
(d) They chanted and yelled insults.

Short Answer Questions

1. What injury did the young Hispanic boy suffer during the dinner time call to Home and Simpson streets?

2. What options did the firefighters have when they were trapped between the two blazes at the factory building?

3. Why did Smith say he disagreed with fellow firefighters' prejudices, but also understood them?

4. How was a firefighter injured while rescuing a child from a fire on Prospect Avenue?

5. Why were conditions in the fire station cold in April?

(see the answer key)

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